A NSW inquest has been told exploding lithium-ion batteries caused volatile fires killing three people in separate blazes ...

At least nine people were killed and nearly 3,000 people wounded across Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon when hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah and others almost simultaneously exploded. Hezbollah has ...

ST. LOUIS — On Christmas Eve, Leighton Diaz, her five siblings and their parents were excited to gather at their home in Aurora, Missouri, southwest of Springfield. However, within moments of the ...

This week, fire officials from around the country are gathering with the FDNY and federal Department of Homeland Security types in New York with one pressing focus — addressing the scourge of the ...

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The Nebraska Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case about an exploding e-cigarette battery — bought at a Lincoln truck stop — that injured an over-the-road truck driver in Pennsylvania. But ...

An exploding battery sets a high-rise building on fire. Footage shows desperate attempts to escape. The flames are under control, but there are already at least 20 dead.

Samsung "shipped a dangerous product," apparently. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Mac The Galaxy Note 7’s embarrassing tendency to catch fire might have been caused by Samsung’s decision to cram the ...

On Christmas Eve, Leighton Diaz, her five siblings and their parents were excited to gather at their home in Aurora, Missouri, southwest of Springfield. However, within moments of the celebration, ...

A New Zealand man was woken in the middle of the night when his cell phone battery exploded and burst into flames, the second exploding battery incident reported this week. Norman Sievewright said he ...

Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 may have caught fire through regular use because the battery was too big and not tested enough before launch. Hardware expert Instrumental studied the phone's design following ...